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Historic Preservation Abbreviations You Should Know

Every field has its own acronyms and abbreviations that professionals are expected to know, and historic preservation is no exception. It can be daunting as a recently employed young professional or as a student speaking to potential employers if not all of these combinations of letters are familiar to you.

Below, we have compiled a list of abbreviations that every preservation professional should know – and I’m sure there are more that I have missed. If you’ve got some to add, register here to comment on this post.

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Histpre is a hand-curated website of opportunities, stories, and news for active preservationists; active in their education, profession, and community – all to advance our movement by equipping their readers with the resources and information needed to be successful. Meagan, a preservation advocate in DC, and Laura, an archaeologist in the Southwest, met in grad school, drove across the country a couple of times, and started Histpres together.

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Histpres is a hand-curated website of opportunities, stories, and news for active preservationists; active in their education, profession, and community – all to advance our movement by equipping you with what you need to do the preservation work that you want to do right now. If you don’t do it, who will.